Abstract
Reductions in cigarette smoking and blood pressure are likely to have contributed to the falls that have been noted in cardiovascular mortality rate. Changes in dietary behaviour were consistent with health education messages. The trend towards greater body fatness may retard the benefits of favourable trends in other cardiovascular risk factors, morbidity and mortality and requires greater attention.
Keywords
Risk factorFoundation (evidence)MedicineEnvironmental healthInternal medicineGeography
MeSH Terms
AdultAlcohol DrinkingAustraliaBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCholesterolHDLCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFeeding BehaviorFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedObesityPrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingTriglycerides
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Stan Bennett,
P. D. Magnus
(1994).
Trends in cardiovascular risk factors in Australia: Results from the National Heart Foundation's Risk Factor Prevalence Study, 1980‐1989.
The Medical Journal of Australia
, 161
(9)
, 519-527.
https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127594.x
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- DOI
- 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb127594.x
- PMID
- 7968750